Sudan: Smoke billows following airstrikes by the Sudanese Armed Forces targeting positions held by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum. Heavy clashes have raged in several areas as the Sudanese army pushes to regain part of the capital controlled by the rival RSF.

Nepal: The death toll after flooding and landslides over the weekend reached 193 while recovery and rescue work stepped up Monday, with southern Kathmandu still flooded.

Israel rejected global calls on Thursday for a cease-fire with the Hezbollah militant group, defying its biggest ally, the United States.

The army launched the first major offensive in months to regain parts of Khartoum controlled by its rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

Forecasters warned of catastrophic flooding along the Gulf Coast and as far inland as North Carolina

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a federal grand jury on criminal charges following a long-running federal corruption investigation, according to reports. Adams, a Democrat, declared he was innocent.